We recently connected with Martina Rosenthal and have shared our conversation below.

Martina, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Can you talk to us about how you learned to do what you do?

I think I’ve been practicing for the last 30 years. I’ve always been visually curious and restless; through the years, that same creative eye just got sharper and more mature.

I don’t really believe in cutting corners or speeding things up. Things just take their natural course. I can confidently look back and understand why every stage had a meaning and purpose. Some of the things I execute today were things I wrote down 10 years ago.

One skill I always relied on is writing things down. Any lingering thought I would dwell on would prompt me to open my laptop and just type away, as fast as I could to make sure I wouldn’t lose the idea. In the midst of my chaos, this technique would always organize me. When obstacles came, I would rely on my writing even more and it would really help me to sort through all the doubts and restlessness.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers

Sounds good! I currently do a bit of everything that I can file under the “I’m creating something tab” I started my career in the fashion & textile design industry in New York. This experience really opened my mind up to what kind of professional life I saw for myself.

For a few years, I continued the fashion/textile design path, and a bit of designing, decorating, writing, and producing along the way. One day it overlapped with marketing, which made me curious enough to pivot and master it.

Today, I still feel very much a designer at heart but find enjoyment in stirring brands into maximizing their marketing potential.

We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.

next question…. just kidding ahhhh – you have no idea how difficult this question is for me…

Admitting resiliency almost feels pretentious and not special. I’m aware that I’ve gone through unsettling times, but you sort of have to get over them one way or another. No?

I view resiliency as something that happens after you’ve gone through something. I think I tend to focus more on the during. Work on developing key mechanisms that you can rely on that can help you navigate really hard times and in the end,
resilience will develop naturally.

What do you think is the goal or mission that drives your creative journey?

My main driver, I think it’s the need to create. I’ve realized that when I’m stagnant and distracted with other things, I start to feel this restlessness that makes me feel all uneasy and weird.

I have this thing, where every day I sit down and do something that inspires me. Either I write, paint, design, or attempt to build something, small or big.

If the end of the day is approaching, and my output is still at zero I try to have the conviction to find inspiration somewhere new. Keeping that goal in mind keeps me in check and less judged by the person looking back at me in the mirror.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.duehomemarket.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/duehomemarket/
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martina-rosenthal/

Image Credits
I took these photos myself :)